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Gross, Kenneth |
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Submitted to: Meeting Proceedings
Publication Type: Proceedings Publication Acceptance Date: 5/20/2004 Publication Date: 5/20/2004 Citation: Gross, K.C. Postharvest biology and technology research priorities in the united states of america. Meeting Proceedings. Proceedings of the Korean Rural Development Administration Symposium on Fresh Produce Quality Research Priorities. 2004. P. 15-37. Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: The more traditional approaches for handling, storing and marketing vegetables and fruits are not adequate to meet consumer demands for fresh-cut produce because of increased handling, wounding and cutting of fresh-cut produce. Thus, quality and safety of fresh-cut produce is a high priority in the U.S. today. Dietary guidelines that recommend the consumption of more produce will not be realized if consumer dissatisfaction with produce quality (appearance, flavor, food safety and texture) limits their consumption. Food safety is of major concern, since freedom from foodborne pathogens is critical to continued consumption of adequate amounts of produce. Fresh-cut produce can help increase the consumption of fresh produce due to its convenience and attractive appearance and flavor. Much progress has been made in the past few decades on extending shelf-life of fresh produce. Now, a major need is extending flavor-life to meet the extension of shelf-life now possible in order to provide consumers with a delicious product that has a long postharvest life. Development of novel approaches for assuring the quality and microbial safety of fresh-cut produce depends on a better understanding of fresh-cut vegetable and fruit physiology, biochemistry, and molecular genetics as affected by storage and handling. |
